Things I Won't Use Anymore | Sketchbook Habit Day 09
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It’s never fun when you feel like your supplies are working against you.
Tori I'm getting deja Vu! Whenever you talk about your supplies that you love you always say you don't want to use them because it'd be indulgent or you're saving them, I think since you want to focus on your skills: you already know what tools you enjoy that work for you, so just use those! No hard feelings on our end if you've grown out of the supply exploratory focus that you were in for so long
I agree with this 10/10!👏
Servina hello💖
Dont feel bad!! What about using your favorite art supplies for a next video to pump you up? You deserve it!! Have fun 💥💖 you spoil us so much already 🥺 spoil yourself too!
i agree!!
As a wise red panda said “If you only do what you can, you will never be more than you are now” Kung Fu Panda
I'm actually glad you're not going to do a ton of reviews on your new channel- it's great to try new things when they come out, but there are SO MANY paint/etc. reviews already out there. I'd rather watch you paint and hear about why you use a certain color for shadows, or how to capture skin tones, that kind of thing. I think you're a natural teacher and would love to learn more about how you capture a likeness, or mix colors or explore new techniques. I loved the finished portrait and would have much rather listened to you describe that- just beautiful!!!
Canson XL works well enough for certain painting styles, it does a phenomenal job for what it’s made of and what it costs. It’s like therapy in a way: on a budget, you get what you pay for, but you also get out exactly what you put in.
Sp.Ace.Child what kind of styles?
@@jendubay3782 Styles where you only use 2/3 layers and not a lot of water. For someone like me and Tori who keeps adding layes and layers this paper doesn't handle well. The layers lift easily, the colors start getting muddy, the paper starts getting destroyed resulting in an ugly texture, it doesn't hold well a lot of water for super loose paintings...I know it's the paper doing this because I've tried different brands of watercolors (including Schmincke and W&N cotman) and the results were always the same. Tried different types of brushes and still the same. Used those same art supplies in a different but still cheap paper: only after 5/6 layers it started to buckle (forgot to tape it) and the paper started getting destroyed. So, yeah, Canson XL watercolor paper is not for my current painting style.
I say that Canson XL is only for beginners who want an affordable watercolor paper, it's literally 5 dollars per pad with 20 sheets in it. When you finally get into watercolor, you might start to get better paper.
"Buy fewer high quality paints" - this is great advice! I've been following you for years, first on Juicy Ink and now here, and I feel like I'm moving to better quality supplies myself, after all this time. Each of your subscribers' art is growing over time and it's nice that the content follows this growth!
Not that anyone should use bad paper but a tip Billy Showell taught me for hot press paper was to use a really polished smooth gemstone and put a bit of kitchen roll on your watercolour and rub in gentle circles over the top with the stone. This smooths down the paper fibres and allows you to add more layers without fuzzing and bleeding on the paper so much. I mean when you’ve already painted many layers not at the start
Definitely work with the supplies you love! This channel is turning over a new leaf for you, and we're all here to see your beautiful artwork. There are lots of other resources for new artists looking for supplies. Maybe we can see you using your favourite paper and a favourite colour triad/quad of yours? We know what you can do with supplies you don't like, so seeing you use stuff you actually do enjoy will knock our socks off!
I'm loving this series!
I do too❤❤
I love this series!! It’s so fun to watch these everyday! I love watching art videos, and when you post it gives me something to watch! Not all of my artists I watch post everyday lol. I’m glad you do. 😊😊😊
I’m here for the art and I rather see your progress using the supplies you like.
Don’t feel pressured to do anything that might, not only waste your money, but makes you feel frustrated, especially knowing what your goals are. We are here for you! So enjoy the journey! Can’t wait to see tomorrow’s video 😊
Seeing her painting that ended as a "fail painting" was surprisingly motivating. It's just that I rarely see "professionals" show their messed up paintings. Seeing Victoria also struggle with paints reactivating and paints smudging into each other was weirdly helpful for me, because seeing her step away from her painting and putting it down just kinda reminded me that it's okay for me to step away from my own paintings and maybe not enjoy the outcome. Victoria has honestly been one of my #1 motivators to get into watercolor. Just seeing it mess up and seeing Victoria put down the painting and step away was really refreshing because it reminded me that professionals still make "mistakes" that beginners heavily struggle with, too. I don't know if my comment makes 100% sense, but I just thought I'd chime in with my own little observation.
an inexpensive but artist grade watercolor you should try would be the white nights watercolor. But I would recommend buying them open stock rather than getting their palette sets. You would be able to pick individual colors that would all be lightfast and transparent, you can buy them open stock from places like jackson's art, saa.co.uk, or even from a couple ebay sellers.
I completely agree with you about the cellulose papers. I recently went through my paper stash to see what I owned and found all of my old mixed media paper and student grade paper. Not wanting to waste perfectly good paper, I decided I would complete some watercolor and gouache paintings for some friends and family since that paper size was fairly small. However, since I switched over to 100% cotton watercolor paper about three years ago, I kinda forgot how the pulp papers acted and was thrown off at how I couldn't layer much if at all and the impending muddiness. After fighting my way through about 10 paintings I decided I needed to switch to using colored pencil because I was so frustrated with how muddy my colors were becoming.
So, yeah, good quality cotton paper is so important for watercolor paintings! It makes the process so much easier and relaxing because there is really no limit to how much you can layer.
I need to learn to using watercolor loosely like that, the way you do it,the result are so good everytime
Hi archiee! :D
Don't feel bad Tori! I'm not a specialist I'm still using a lot of student grade supplies and I like them they usually work for me and effects I like to achieve. But this paper... Oh my God it was holding me back. For so many moths I was trying to figure out why I have so much hard time painting. I had no joy. And I was raised with this set of mind that good artist can make to work anything. Sorry for my language but it's bullshit! I changed paper for one of better quality and everything started to be so easy! I hope you're feeling well! Sending you lots of love!
Oddly I started at high end paints Schmincke, Mgraham, Daniel Smith when I got back into watercolors and now just for research and understanding, I am trying lower quality paints and artist handmade paints looking to see if there is anything else I could love or that would be fun for practice or in my sketchbook as well to find sets that perform at a lower cost! I so agree with the things you said. I think there is a place for all kinds of paints in a persons collection, there are sets that are not great in lightfastness or pigment that are just fun to use in a journal or dayplanner or for fun artwork ( some handmade paints are too opaque that I dont use them in artwork or metallic paints) and then there is the paint that is better if you want to improve your watercolor skills and have artwork that lasts or you can sell. I always believe in keeping only what you love and gifting the rest. I personally think quality paper is the first thing people should buy then worry about better paints But also agree with you If I had to choose I would buy high quality cotton paper and a set of primaries in Daniel Smith or M.Graham because that is all a person really needs and grow from there! But would rather see someone use cotman paints on cotton paper than cotman on pulp paper!
you being upfront helps me with my own picks for myself. im not on your skill level yet, i would say im. copic era tori / beginning watercolor. yet getting to learn from someone who is more experience helps me with understanding how things work over many brands whether its cheap or not, and gives me more insight into a large vastness of supplies (if that makes sense!) but the disclaimers you put “this doesnt work for me but it could work for you” means a lot even as you say it many times. along with your attitude with cheering beginner artists on and giving many alternatives whether its a bit more expensive for “professional”. i always lean back tp your vids on reviews because your honesty and ability to explain what i said above. love you tori!
I agree with you! It's better to focus on supplies that won't hinder your progress, if possible :)
Thank you so much for your honest opinion! I’m sorry I was one of your followers that contributed to your frustrating day by asking for the canson XL. I wish I could purchase some higher end papers but I’m in AU and on a carers pension for my disabled 9 year old so I don’t get to splash out on myself (I also have 2 other little gorgeous kiddies). If you ever want to declutter the low end items you have, I would consider purchasing from you! Love your channel as always & once again - thank you for your soothing voice! I am loving my daily fix of calm in the chaos 🙂
I've always hated the Canson XL paper hahaha! I could never make it work for me, so I'm glad that you listened to your feelings and moved on instead of pushing it through and waddling through misery. Thank you for sharing all of your journey with us so far-- it's amazing to see you create wonderful pieces, and it's very relatable to know that you also struggle sometimes as well.
quqco same here! I hate Canson XL and the Arteza papers. Like sure you can sit down and force the paper to work but why torture yourself if you don’t have to?
It’s so funny, Canson XL was the paper I learned to use watercolors on. I would strictly only use Canson XL for my paintings. I didn’t discover “good paper” until a local art supply store offered to give me samples to try and I received samples of Fabriano Artistico paper. That’s when I realized that investing in good paper is better than watercolors when starting out. I use Winsor and Newton Cotman with some M. Graham and Daniel Smith tossed in (only because they were gifts), but I use Arches mostly now. HUGE DIFFERENCE! I do still buy Canson XL for my handmade sketchbooks and for quick paintings :) it was fun to watch you use a paper others would turn their noses up to.
It's definitely one of those tough things - you don't want to dis cheap supplies because they get people started, and some can be pretty great. But at the same time you don't want to mislead people. I think you do a great job being honest and upfront about your experience with them, and then people can draw their own conclusions. I prefer if you are more cutthroat and tell it like it is! Don't feel bad.
We love that you are taking the time to investigate in what is good or bad for your growth and we are all rooting to you.
** oh gosh, your own craft deserves to come before the youtube review recommendations - definitely! That's just the struggle for budget artists, even those of any larger budget. Don't get caught up in the guilt or anything! Your videos also do review what products are expensive but Worth the money because of how well they perform. It's a tradeoff and sort of makes "you get what you pay for" ring true, but it really depends when that holy grail product just comes through for someone's specific style or method 💛
these always come out just as im going to bed so they become my routine to watch before bed and its so inspiring and peaceful all at once! beautiful portrait !!
I really appreciate that you shared with us how things went with the Canson XL paper! It's actually really refreshing and encouraging to hear about what you struggle with and what makes you happy. Loving all the insights into your process!
the portrait ended up so beautiful! the way you managed to build up the face is just incredible to look at. I'm glad you managed to wring something so nice out of it, but i know exactly what you mean with how hard it is to make good art when you're worrying about the supplies.
I absolutely love this series, and definitely appreciate you posting everyday❤️❤️
I love you, Tori! Your inspire me so much!! ❤️❤️❤️
Oh Tori! I'm so sorry you struggled, def. No hard feelings! Silver lining tho, it really helped me personally because I thought I just wasn't using my materials correctly. I struggle so much with lower brand watercolor paper because it really doesn't allow you to push yourself (like you said!!) And I know that it is the paper and not entirely me lol.
I totally agree to go for the higher prices items IF you really are into the medium tho. Art is soooo expensive sometimes lol, but going for that cheap cheap 🐣 just learn the medium is the best way to find out if you really love it.
I've started off with Artist Loft gouache (like $7 tube set after tax) and have been buying that and watercolors since just to practice and find my style y'know? So I don't think anyone should feel poopie about using cheap supplies. My favorite so far is Masters Touch watercolor 24 pan set, it was $11 after tax, is a bit chalky on reactivation but it performs beautifully for messing around..
One question tho, I use A LOT of white lol. What would be the best brand (not too expensive but not Uber cheap either) to get a big tube of just white? I've gone through pretty much all the cheap brands haha 😅
I completely understand, I recently splurged on buying a little bit of higher quality things but since I'm a beginner in watercolour i found myself reaching for the cheapest of watercolour paper i had for over 5+ years ago. But I also understand why people request for cheaper supplies because the reality is a lot of us can only use the cheaper supplies and want to see your art on them and how you work on them. Love your art!
I’m lost with my art style atm, you inspire me to try out new things. I want to be more loose with the lines but still keep them cohesive. Thank you so much x
I'm so glad to be reminded that I should invest in a few high quality, single pigment paints than a large set of student grade paint. I get so caught up by bells and whistles
Super interesting to watch your layering process! This is beautiful, thanks for sharing.
I mean, I would love to watch anything you post, I love your reviews 'cause I love watching you swatch stuff. Your art process is even more captivating though, you can just paint one portrait 50 times and I will watch every single video
Yes!! I’m early!!! Thanks for trying the canson! Right now I have Cotman paints (24 pans) and 5 extra pans added in (4 are dried turners and 1 grumbacher). I want to know if you liked the turners 18 5ml tubes? On sale for $22 usd on Jerry’s and I was considering upgrading (or if you have any other suggestions that I should upgrade to) Can’t wait until tomorrows sketchbook habit!
She's always talking about how turner's is a great affordable option, in her old channel she made videos about those watercolors and mentions it here and there.
aaah i love getting to follow your process everyday!! makes me wanna whip out my sketchbook alongside you! keep up the awesome work :D💞
Inexpensive brand of watercolors that are really nice to work with, are St petersburg white nights.
They´re not available everywhere, but here in Finland, I can find them on every store of art supplies.
Tarja Holmberg wow!!! That sounds like a dream come true to purchase them in person 😍 *heart swoon* I’m hoping to one day purchase a small empty palette and fill it up with individually purchased pans ☺️☺️☺️☺️
Thank you so much for sharing that they are available in Finland!
This video came to me at the perfect time. I’ve been looking at really cheap watercolors because I’m so tired of my winsor&newton 12 pan set... i was ready to settle . Thank you:)
Yes! I totally support the idea of letting go of the sub-par supplies. They are okay for some things but I totally want to hear more about higher quality supplies especially if they aren't mucho money
Such beautiful reference photos from your Patrons!!
I heard lots of great stuff about the X-L Mixed Media pads. I scored a partially used pad at a thrift shop. My attempt to use it for w/c was a total failure. I hated the hard surface of the paper. Everything dried streaky and dull, plus the paper degraded from wet on wet applications. I definitely would not recommend it for watercolor. I didn't like it for colored pencils either. X-L probably works well for acrylic and markers - media I don't use. I re-donated the pad just to get it out of my life. I agree with you about finding supplies you enjoy using.
my discards go to the grandkids, but if you know of any kids now in particular with schools closed and cabin fever setting in,, art supplies would be great free gifts, maybe you could even do a video for them using that stuff.
I use my Canson XL paper for acrylic paintings, it’s good enough for that. I feel like paper is less of an issue with acrylics that with watercolors.
Notification squad 💗🥺she’s doing so welllll fuck yeah keep the amazing work up
I also don't like the Canson XL aquarelle with watercolors. (I use it for gouache though) The Strathmore watercolor paper 500 series is my preference. I also like the Arches but they're quite expensive where I am so I tend to avoid that. I always enjoy your videos. This sketchbook habit of yours is really a delight to watch. :)
I found The Pretty Excellent set of watercolors is a great student grade watercolor. They are the student grade made by the same Co. that makes the Paul Ruben watercolors. I am new to your channel, so I didn't know if you had tried the cheaper set. It's only $19.99 on amazon. They may be the best student grade watercolors I've ever tried. Anyway, so happy to find your channel. I love your art. TYFS
Waiting for this again❤❤❤❤❤❤
Lovely. Just lovely.
Your art is so beautiful i-- part of me is inspired and part of me is reminded of how hard watercolour is
Loving your new channel and this video series!
PS: I used to use (and still have piles) of the expensive watercolor paper and then I met the Canson XL. For some reason it works the best for me. I use it for all my artwork except for original art commissions which is a bit of a pain since I do prefer the cleaner look and easiness of the XL paper.
Stay safe
yep, agree completely, people should buy the best they can afford art supply wise and I am always telling people don't buy sets of coloured pencils, you will have colours you will probably never use. better to spend that money on open stock pencils that are the best quality and easy to source that you can find/afford. applies to most art supplies and I wish people didn't that they need the most expensive supplies to be an artist, supplies are only part of it. :) on the other side of the coin, def learn to admit when a supply is just causing more stress then its worth :)
Ahhhh, I love your videos!
The feelings you have for the canson xl paper is the same one I have for the Strafhmore paper. I don't hate the paper, but I can't layer the way that I want with it, regardless of the series. The windproof one is the worst one so far I've use for my technique. It's also why I started investing in Holibein paint and phasing out of my student grade watercolors.
Hi Tori! loving these series, its amazing watching you grow as artist! I watched you from way way back! I wanted to know if there was a process you had when mixing colors for portraits? I know this can vary from portrait to portrait, im always impressed by how you use and mix just six colors to get such a variety! Thanks again for all you do!!
i use the canson xl for personal projects and bee paper for commissions :D
Your color is amazing. Learn a lot. I'll come and see you often.
I love Canson XL for ink wash art, but I’m slowly moving to cotton and cotton blends for watercolor.
I’ve been leery of Arteza, every time I go on Facebook it seems like they’re advertising a new art product. There’s no way they’re putting out that much stuff and it’s all good quality. Plus they seemed to hit the CZcams art community hard for reviews.
I totally agree on the "Buy the best you can afford" but you should also evaluate what you're buying. Like if i start now i can buy most copic markers slowly. But Ohuhu markers are cheaper and have similar quality.
I just like watching you paint~ Realism is hard for me, mostly because my own style comes from a cartoonish background, so it’s always so interesting to see others who are more realistic.
On a side note I totally bought that huge Holbein Mixed Media sketch book you showed in your cleanout video. ❤️
Why did my autocorrect add ‘just’..??? 😐
Have you tried White Nights? I’ve heard that a lot of professionals love them, but they’re not as expensive as other sets.
I wanted to ask the same question 😁
I personally really like White Nights as a starter set, especially since they offer full pans rather than half pans. You can also get them in individual tubes and pans, which is probably better for painting portraits since you can pick and choose colors that are transparent etc.
Isagrasha Art I just got them a bit ago, and they’re behaving beautifully
Amy knows what’s up! I used to have the White Nights 36 pan set, it had a handful of fugitive colors and too many opaque options, not enough transparent. They may have update the selection since then? I’m very interested in picking up a smaller twelve pan plastic set and filling it up myself :3
@@VictoriaGedvillas Ever later, can you try the ROSA Gallery watercolor?
This is a brand from Ukraine, the beginning of release from 2018, at a cost equal to White Nights. They recently started releasing student watercolor, but I don’t know if it appeared in online stores, so I’ll give a link to their website rosagroup.com.ua/index.php?id_category=28&controller=category&id_lang=1
Good god I love your art!
The expensive tubes of watercolour last so much LONGER, though. Mini tubes last for years and I paint a lot, a lot.
I liked the canson XL sketchbook, but when I bought that same paper on a roll, it was just awful. I don't know why it would be different but it was. I liked how colours could lift because it meant I could fix mistakes. I made the "mistake" of buying some samples of expensive papers on clearance, (lightweight Arches, and blue Bockingford, I haven't tried the Artistico yet) and now my previous papers are so unsatisfying! I like how the cotton stuff sucks up the colour, instead of letting it evaporate out of existence. I guess that means the paints will last even longer?
You should try maybe pretty excellent watercolors after situation becomes normal .They are just fabulous for their value and are also budget friendly.I bought them a year ago and they are transparent or semi-transparent and also lightfast except few Colors like the purples.
Anchal Dalal that palette is soooo tempting and cute!! I read somewhere that it uses the same paints as the one in this video? Not sure how official that information is. But, if that is the case, that’s a pretty great deal - 20$ for 36 pans?
Oooooh so that's why I can't layer. Good to know, thank you for this!!
The Van Gogh line from royal talens is a good “ in between “ for student and professional grade, and they are really affordable (at least here in Brazil)
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I like that paper for brush and india ink.
On a sort of unrelated note, have you considered some kind of rubberized or slip-grip silicone or some similar material for the back of the board you used in this video? 🤩 it seemed kind of smooth against the desk, and it's nothing near as secure as clips or a track to put the board on but the point of the board is portability, it's cool so far - just maybe hot gluing or super gluing something grippy to the back could be helpful in a subtle way 😯
You might enjoy Mungyo pan sets. They're a lot like Prima, and most of the colors are transparent.
It's interesting to see the difference between both brands of paper. So the paper also determines how much abuse it can take? It makes me feel a little better knowing it's not just me. I tend to abuse my paper. I'm trying hard to stop myself before it gets to the "too much" point. Thank you for such an insightful video. The more I watch your videos, the more inspired I've been. Being home helps too. I look forward to seeing more videos!
In Central Europe that might have been Roman Szmal Aquarius watercolor. Variety of over 140 colours, mostly with ONE pigment in it, while paints with few more pigments are making that look where pigments are setteling apart.
These are professional watercolors and as a person that is still learning I can tell you one thing: If you're a person that is JUST beggining with watecolours, buy student grade. Don't seek for other because you're going to basically waste perfect paints. Why? Because if you're lreaning, you'll have to make mistakes and make plenty of sudies of nature, people and others and trust me, it's better to learn the medium on cheaper.
My fav is currently Winstor and Newton. Also there's paints Ladoga, wich are student version od White Nights, in Europe these with Aquarius are quite cheap and nice.
Aquarius right now are only in pans, but I was asking factory if there's going to be paints in tubes and they are willing to make them so! I'm so excited. Also other flaw is that Aquarius is not having oryginal metal tin case, wich I bought from White Nights. And it fits PERFECTLY with no gap anywhere 32 full pans of Aquarius. But the colours! 200% WORTH! There are even dedicated bright flesh tones. Black-like colurs are in variety of greens, blues, reds, violets (my fav paint rn). Price of the paint is related to expensivness of certain pigment, so it's from $2 to $3,5 by pan (more-less). I thing shipping ti the USA is possible, but I think if anyone would like to buy is, should mail some polish paint shop (you can't but them straight from Roman Szmal shop). These paints are 1,5 year on the market and I see that more and moare artists are falling in love with them.
i dont mind canson for basic studys and planning sketches
Loved your video😊 which paints do you recommend as essentials?
im unsure about the rest of europe, but in sweden, you can get full pans of white nights watercolors for the same price as a half pan of cotman, and they are SO. MUCH. MORE. i wager they are easier to get in europe than in the us, at any rate. i know there are mixed opinions on white nights around watercolor youtube, but i love them. i have a primary set of schmincke (vanadium yellow, ruby, delft blue) but i find myself scared to use them - i dont have that problem with white nights, but they give me much nicer results than my student grade paints. so that is what i personally would recommend for someone like me whos kind of intermediate? a little painting experience but really not a lot? just enough to know when paints are working against me haha.
all that being said, i love art videos that are about the drawing, the ideas, the technique - rather than the supplies. so much of youtube is about making you buy stuff. basically i agree with what you said and im excited to see you level up, using supplies that enable you to do that! thanks for sharing all this with us! :D
In Europe you can get Daniel Smith affordably on Jacksons art! They have lots of other brands too. They ship everywhere very affordably! :D And I agree, get the good stuff if you can.
Ellen Wilberg Jackson’s is ✨✨✨✨✨ really cool how affordable they made shipping globally. At some point, I think I’m going to reward myself and order some individual white nights from them 💃💃💃
@@VictoriaGedvillas Yess, they are amazing! I shop mostly from them now haha. Ive recently gotten Roman Szmal paints from Jacksons, and I really recommend them!
Here in Brazil art supplies are extremely expensive. One small tube of a regular quality paint (serie b) is almost 1/18 of the minimum wage, and I don't want to mention the price of cotton paper, cuz I don't want to cry. I totally understand the feeling of your materials working against you x_x but it's good to make us more creative on our process.
Great info 👍👍👍
personally what I like about you is your style so more of your paintings and how you do this and that would really interest me. I wasn't subscribed to you old channel because it was too much of everything and too little
of your art. the art was just a small part st the end... here on that channel there's a lot more of art time, and when you review something like here the Paul Rubens student grade I find that making several videos to go thoroughly into it is better than review and review and review. I'm growing tired of constant review and seeing someone just use what he/she has is I think a niche to take and something I'll gladly watch. and just watching you paint, that is something I wish to see more of !
Have you ever tried the Strathmore 500 series ready cut watercolor paper? It's 100% cotton but super affordable! I've always wondered how it compares to other 100% cotton papers. Loving this series btw, I look forward to your videos everyday
Speaking of higher end watercolors, do you have any schminke ones? Would love to see you work with some, I've heard great things about them. Would also love to see you work with some holbeins, since that's mostly what I have!
It's better to get fewer, higher quality paints because it almost forces you to understand color theory for mixing colors or value, contrast, and form if you're limited to one color of a tube you want to try.
I dont remember if you already talked about this in one of your video's, but what do you think of buying the primaries in artist grade vs buying a full 12 color student grade set for the same price?
I've been advising friends who want to start with watercolor to buy the primaries artist grade first, learning how to mix properly and then buy extra colors if needed (or desired) as you go.
For reference a 12 color set of van gogh is about the same price as 3 tubes of either schmincke, sennelier or W&N here (not a personal favorite of W&N but I know many people like it)
Tori I understand your struggle working with cheap paper after working with good paper is really frustrating to create good stuff. That multimedia Canson book dosnt work for watercolors.(Better buy a small block of 400 cotton or something better) I recommend better paper for even trying watercolor! Because this paper make everything harder. Throw that book away 😀
Who misses Tori already? :
I understand your feeling about the paper. Your watercolor portrait looks wonderful. I love the neutral tones you used to build up the skin tones.
OMG yes, Tori! No more cheap art supplies for youuuu! Absolutely agree with everything you've said. Canson XL paper makes me want to pull my hair out. I know other people who love it and it works for them, and that's fine but it just doesn't work for me and the way I paint. I remember trying to paint a dramatic sky with dark clouds in multiple laters and it just came out looking like a mess. BUT it wasn't because I was doing something wrong, it was because of the paper.
Friends, if you want smooth washes and time to blend and manipulate the paint before it dries, use 100% cotton paper. When it comes to watercolor, the quality of the paper makes a WORLD of difference. If you are gonna skimp on art supplies, don't cut corners when it comes to paper. As Tori says, you will have a much better experience with fewer higher quality materials rather than dumping your money into having ALL the colors (trust me I know this is tempting! but it's better to build your colors slowly over time so you get to know each one and what you can mix with them). Watercolor is meant for mixing. You don't need a 60 tube set. You can mix a wide range of colors from a few well-chosen basic pigments.
Sorry for the rant but I feel really strongly about this lol.
Hey Victoria! 😊❤ I'm loving the sketchbook series. It motivates me as a young artist to continue to paint, even during art block.
Although, I've been wanting to ask.. if you could perhaps do a review on the holbein (artist) watercolors ? (If you didn't already.)
I've been seeing a lot of holbeins watercolor palettes, but I'm not to sure if it's worth the price.
I hope you get to see this comment ;-;
Ps, I love you and your channel 💞🙌
Hello Kisu! Thank you so much for watching!! I’m very happy to hear you are enjoying the series! I have a handful of Holbein, they are actually in my main palette. I love how vast and varied their collection is, the cover all the essentials, and some extra fun. Are you referring to a pan palette? Or regular tube set?
@@VictoriaGedvillas OH MY! MY HEART DROPPED WHEN I SAW YOUR NAME ON MY NOTIFICATIONS ;-;; tysm for replying!
Well, I've seen people selling holbeins in pans as well? I know they come in tubes, but I preferably like watercolors in pans instead of watercolor tubes,
Any thoughts on the holbein watercolors in general? Are they your favorite? Better than Daniel smith?
I do really not like the canson XL watercolour paper either. It is good for other things, -just not watercolours, and especially when you want to layer paints.
Yes, Sennelier, Rembrand, Schmincke Horadam and Winsor and Newton Artist are all better priced here in Europe than DS, especially if you buy them open stock. The sets tend to be rather expensive, because the metal boxes cost a lot.
Do you have any recommendations for student grade/affordable/worthwhile watercolour paper?
Melissa D i usually reach for my arteza watercolor journal the paper doesn’t warp as much as cheaper sketchbooks it’s not 100% cotton but my absolute favorite 100% cotton sketchbook is beepaper omg i could work this sketchbook like no other i can do whatever i want with this sketchbook it’s my go too sketchbook for commissions i can’t recommend this sketchbook enough the price is around 15-20usd on amazon both of those are really great for the price
everyone should use what they work well with. if you enjoy professional supplies then use them there should be no obligation to use things if you dont want to. i will admit the common advice of "just buy a few professional supplies" never made sense to me. lmao. just personally. yeah id USE them but i dont really care about getting better because theres no obligation to constantly become the better version of yourself in perpetuity. i just do things if theyre fun. (and i will admit i do like the texture some "chalky" paints can have. its cool being able to physically feel my artwork lmao.) if you want to strive for quality materials. especially those in the commercial profession. thats respectable. if you wanna be a nasty art gremlin like me thats also cool lmao.
I find this paper struggles with more than 2/3 layers and with a lot of water. It buckles a lot, the colors lift super easily, the paper gets destroyed easily, even if you don't use eraser, after multiple layers everything gets muddy and with an ugly texture, making it impossible to keep adding color. I tried different techniques, paints (including Schmincke and W&N Cotman) different types of brushes and the results were always the same. Tried other papers and got better results, was more pleasing to wrork with
I've never use Canson XL, I heard it's not that great. Also, not that quite expensive for "cheap" paper. Which one's better? Montval or XL? I like Montval, I think it's the best cheap paper. Also I really like Baohong, you should try it. It's the cheapest cotton paper that I can say I really like it (7"x5" block with 20 sheets paper is 4-5 usd), then Moulin Du Roy. I don't even really like Arches, Moulin Du Roy's my fav
Tori, would you recommend buying the Paul Rubens sketchbook or palettes from Aliexpress, since Amazon doesn't ship to my country?
мори yeah, they ship fine. Also, she’s wrong about these being student grade. These are the old formula for them. The student grade is “pretty excellent” and they’re excellent. Avoid the little metal tubes for Paul rubens, they’re the old formula.
I bought paul rubens 6-color pan set after watching one of your vids. Is it really bad? Or is it the student-grade pr only that you don't recommend?
Hey Tori! Question for you: do you have any tips for getting better at drawing from reference? I've been trying to get better at using reference but really struggle with getting my drawings to look more realistic. I'd really appreciate any tips!
Jovita Czuj draw with only straight line that you place quickly and extend further than you need. It’s SO good for breaking down curves correctly.
I totally understand wanting to go cheap but good. Last summer my family visited my grandmother for a week. Some how my paint bag didnt get packed. I got stuck buying watercolor paint and paper at Walmart. I bought a tube set thinking they would be better than my kids elem paint. Fast forward to yesterday.. I found the set and not wanting to waste paint, I used them. 😖 The paint was horrible. It just sat on the paper! No movements at all unless by me. It also streaked like crazy. Only drowning it in water evened it a little. It was like using oil paint as watercolor! I even checked the tubes again to make sure it said watercolor! The kids crayola or prang would have been master 100% better.
Moral of the story: Cheap is better for your wallet. Quality is better for your mental health 😄. Go for a middle ground when you have to. Go back to basics when you are stuck an hour away and in another state from an art store.. practice drawing.
Question! Have you ever used gouache before? I know you mention white gouache in some of your videos, but have you used colors beside white?
Avery Johnson acrylic gouache yes! Like a decade ago for a class assignment 😂 I was so bad, I haven’t returned to it since. I’m slowly inching my way back by using white gouache 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣